In this episode, Wendy speaks with cognitive scientist Anil Seth about his work on consciousness and the mind. They discuss:
the idea of the brain as a prediction machine;
how perception is a kind of "controlled" hallucination;
the self as a construction and implications for psychiatric disorders;
connections between this view of the mind and Buddhist ideas;
how these views might inform our subjective experience;
the important role of the body in perception;
the connection between life and mind (and Anil's views on panpsychism);
emotions as prediction and interoception;
the question of free will;
communicating science to a public audience, and other topics.

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